Synonyms for militant
ˈmɪl ɪ təntmil·i·tant

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1. militant, activistadjective

   a militant reformer

   Synonyms:
   activist

   Antonyms:
   peaceable, peaceful, unaggressive, nonaggressive

2. militant, hawkish, warlikeadjective

   disposed to warfare or hard-line policies

   "militant nations"; "hawkish congressman"; "warlike policies"

   Synonyms:
   warlike, warring, competitive, hawkish, war-ridden, belligerent, martial

   Antonyms:
   unaggressive, peaceful, peaceable, nonaggressive

3. competitive, militantadjective

   showing a fighting disposition

   "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"

   Synonyms:
   warlike, competitive, private-enterprise(a), hawkish, warring, war-ridden, competitory, free-enterprise(a), belligerent

   Antonyms:
   nonaggressive, unaggressive, peaceful, peaceable

4. belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warringadjective

   engaged in war

   "belligerent (or warring) nations"

   Synonyms:
   aggressive, warlike, warring, competitive, hawkish, war-ridden, belligerent

   Antonyms:
   peaceful, peaceable, nonaggressive, unaggressive

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1. militantadjective

   Synonyms:
   fighting, contending, belligerent

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1. List of paraphrases for "militant":

   armed, activist, militants, gunman, gunmen, fighters, guerrilla, jihad, hardline, activists, mujahed, fighter, mujahid, campaigner, guerrillas, hard-line, resistance, radical, belligerent, combatants, resister, bellicose

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1. Kim Davis:

   I would have to either make a decision to stand or I would have to buckle down and leave, and if I left, resigned or chose to retire, I would have no voice for God’s word. So when that day came, she issued an edict : No more marriage licenses would be issued in Rowan County. It was a decision that would bring down the wrath of militant LGBT activists and their supporters.

2. Yoshihide Suga:

   Japan's aim is not to kill the Muslim people, as the militant group claims it to be, we strongly urge them not to harm the two Japanese and release them immediately.

3. Zebo Austin:

   We heard a loud blast at the Abiteye to Escravos crude pipeline which was blown up last night by yet-to-be identified militant group.

4. Charlton Heston:

   Mainstream America is depending on you - counting on you - to draw your sword and fight for them. These people have precious little time or resources to battle misguided Cinderella attitudes, the fringe propaganda of the homosexual coalition, the feminists who preach that it's a divine duty for women to hate men, blacks who raise a militant fist with one hand, while they seek preference with the other.

5. Garib Dass:

   They have serious differences with ... other militant leadership over several issues, they feel that these people have damaged the movement and are targeting them.